Education and Hospital Sites

Sponsored by the American Academy of Family Physicians, this site includes a wealth of health and medical information, including a library of videos on different health issues, produced by a team of physicians, journalists and documentary producers.

Produced by the Nemours Center for Children's Health Media, this site offers three categories of information: for kids, for teens and for parents. The kids' section includes answers to things like why girls should play sports and why some kids are left-handed. The teens' section includes topics such as studying and preparing for college, learning to drive, and the risks associated with trying drugs and alcohol.

Kaiser Health News, sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation, is an editorially independent nonprofit news organization dedicated to in-depth coverage of healthcare policy and politics. It provides coverage of health policy issues and developments at the federal and state levels, in the healthcare marketplace and healthcare delivery system.

Government Sites

This site is coordinated by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The site offers dietary guidelines, physical activity guidelines, and information about health literacy, healthcare quality and patient safety.

One of the health agencies of the U.S. Public Health Services which, in turn, is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NIH is composed of 27 separate components, mainly institutes and centers, NIH is the lead federal research institute dedicated to the nation's health.